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Honestly, I remember being pissed at smartphones for so long, and at first it was because of the fact that I thought they should only be a decade behind mid-range gaming laptops, and yet their game library sucks. I now learned something different after forcing myself to daily drive an HTC ONE M8, which I initially bought as a way to justify smartphones having a crap gaming library, and that was to buy a phone that is hardware incapable of any form of modern gaming and being weaker than the Switch, so it would justify me not getting good games. That ultimately wasn't it. I actually found the real reason I hated smartphones, and it was actually because Android 9 and above are the very downfall of Android. You see, back when Android was using the first incarnation of Material Design, now retroactively named Material 1, Android was actually very good. It had everything that other mobile OSes did not have. It had widgets, emulators (to make gaming even possible), customization, file system access, IR blasters (certain devices only), call recording, and I think I missed something. Unfortunately, modern smartphones running Android are now missing everything except emulators, but restricting file system access actually also restricts emulators too, now making Android devices worthless. No wonder people now want to switch from Android. Remember the good old days when people switched to Android? Technically, most of those things are more of a device maker/hardware problem than with Android itself, but still, Android phones are getting worse, and it is clear that the Golden Age of Android is long over. A lot of this all started with Android 9 restricting call recording, making it near impossible. However, while Android sucks now, for the longest time, I actually had a really hard time finding any decent alternative. iOS is still out, because I really, really hate Apple. GameOS on PSP isn't even able to connect to a cellular network, and its successor, whatever the PlayStation Vita's OS is called, only supports 3G, which is now pretty much completely gone from all carriers. Really, my only option was to use old Android. However, there is a problem with that, old Android has a limit to how long it is usable. Currently, I am using Android 7.1 on my HTC ONE M8, but soon, that will not usable as app developers are planning on either going 64-bit-only or require Android 8.0 or later. So I came up with four options for how I can keep using smartphones like everyone else: Screw connectivity, just use old Android no matter how well it is supported! Hell, even use Android 4.0 just as a big middle finger to modern Android. Lose support for so many games and apps, not that I play any online games, so it will mostly be Ren'py games and a few other offline games that do not work. Lots of internet-connected utilities like Google Play Services, Discord, and web browsers will either not work or have problems. Switch to Mobian with Plasma Mobile, a mobile OS that just seems too good to be true, so it naturally basically only supports the OnePlus 6/6T. Other devices it supports use lower-end hardware, so I will basically be forced to use the OnePlus 6/6T. Buy a cellular laptop! Great, how do I even find one? Screw cell phones entirely! I should just convince my family I do not want one or need one. I will do everything on my laptop (or at home on a desktop PC). That is my ultimatum! No more modern Android, I am sick of it! And no iOS! And while we are at it, can I get an exhaustive list of everything normies do on their smartphones?

I have tried everything, installing drivers without the secondary GPU, trying to reconfigure X11 and etc, is there any way I can confront these issues? Steam does not seem to have the same issues and I played Assassin’s Creed I at very unstable framerates because of this. I just realised that it could be my dual GPU setup causing this and I decided to remove the secondary. Both of them are Pascal GPUs, one is a GT 1030 (my old card) and my GTX 1080Ti my new card (at least after I upgraded). Before the upgrade I was using an HD 6450 as a secondary. Ask me more questions, I will be happy to provide you with more details. Thanks for reading. Here is are links to the same posts on Reddit and the Lutris forums if you need to take more info on this: https://forums.lutris.net/t/lutris-games-not-launching-properly-with-dxvk-when-i-add-my-secondary-gpu-for-my-secondary-monitors/18997

This is a project I've been meaning to get off the ground for quite some time. Given my work schedule I only predict I'll be able to work on it and post updates once a week so to all who chose to follow along I ask for your patience. For those clicking because they're not familiar with the SAN & iPXE terminologies: This is a special network project I've been planning and have had in the works for a number of months. Finally I have everything I need to get it started and I figured some of you might like to follow along. I plan to write a full tutorial based on what ends up working here if you'd like to try building something like this yourself. The focus of this build log is to setup a small series of servers so that they all boot off of a network resource. The reasons for doing this are: Ease of Repairability Reduce Downtime Ease of Scalability Overall it's very cool to me and I want to play with it. :3 The build log is going to consist of four main stages: Preparing the network hardware (assembling, configuring, firmware updates) Setting up our hypervisor server (installing NICs, configuring IP's, preparing Virtual Machines) Configuring the hosting servers (iSCSI & DHCP servers) Setting up the client servers (establishing iSCSI connections, installing OS's from scratch) In the end these client servers will act as nodes and with this network additional nodes will be added in the future. For the time being this is the network hardware we'll be working with: 2x PCIe-10G-SFP+ made by TG-NET based on the BCM57810S controller. These will be installed in the hypervisor server and will be in charge of hosting the virtual disks our nodes will boot from. 3x 10Gbe SFP+ Mellanox ConnectX-2 MNPA19-XTR network cards These 10 Gigabit NIC's are very old but very cool for networking aficionados, did I mention they're cheap? 14x FiberStore 10G SFP+ 850nm 300m transceivers. These are cheap SFP+ modules that convert the electrical signals that the NIC puts out and converts them to laser light signals that we can hook-up our fiber patch cables to. 7x OFNR LC/UPC-LC/UPC 50/125 OM4 Multimode Fiber-optic patch cables These are a inexpensive glass/ceramic composite fiber optic patch cables. They're easy to get and are good for short runs. I've only tested them for 10Gig up to 50ft but I'm sure you can use them for longer runs. Tonight is just an introduction. I will try to get something started tomorrow. I'm excited to get this underway and to try and overcome the hurdles I'll inevitably have to cross.

What I'll be explaining from beginning to end is the setup and network installation of a server you can host (be that bare-metal or inside a virtual machine) that enables you to install various distributions of Linux onto clients from a network server instead of from USB, CD, or other local media. This is a rather advanced topic I'll be covering. For that reason it is expected that you already have (at the minimum) a fundamental understanding of certain network concepts (IP addresses, subnets, default gateways, routers, protocols like DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH), what Linux is, and how to install it. Regardless of that being said, if you need additional help with networking, or how to install Linux feel free to leave a comment and someone or myself will help you wherever you're stuck. For the purposes of this installation I'll be using Ubuntu Server 20.04 inside a VM on a server on my network. Index 1. Network Setup 2. TFTP & HTTP Setup 3. iPXE Setup 4. Main.ipxe Setup

Today I wanted to discuss one method of how to setup a GNU/Linux based Windows deployment server. This can be used to perform clean installs from extracted Windows.iso files or complete pre-compiled image files of a Windows instance for large scale deployment over a network. For this demonstration I'll be using Ubuntu Server 20.04.5 LTS but these services are openly available on other distributions including UNIX platforms such as FreeBSD if you rather use your preference. The general process is the same. Index 1. Downloading Packages & Necessities 2. Configuring Network Services 3. Preparing OS for Deployment

All I can really say to describe the issue is that the system was fine earlier today but turning it off for a while and coming back to turn it on I'm greeted by this (I would shrink the image but the text is small): I don't have a complete understanding of what's going on in the text or if it in any way says why it's hung-up. I've done some of the most basic troubleshooting: Reset it Turn it off and on Cut power, turn back on Unplug GPU Unplug unnecessary peripherals That's where I'm at right now but I have a strange feeling the issue isn't hardware. Ubuntu didn't tell me an update ran (usually does) but I still think something happened in the background and it bricked my install. Does anybody know where to find and how to read the crash log? I've been told there usually is one when there's a kernel panic. Any other suggestions on how to get this back up & running are appreciated. Hardware: AMD TR-1950X G.Skill Ripjaws 4x8GB 2400MHz ASUS PRIME X399-A 2x Sapphire R9-290X Samsung 960 PRO 1TB Corsair AX1200i Broadcom 2x 10Gbit NIC.

What is Linux? Linux is a FOSS (free and open source software) kernel developed by Linus Torvalds. It is the base of many operating systems, typically just called "Linux". A more correct term for this would be "GNU/Linux". The major 3 GNU/Linux distributions are Debian, Slackware, and Redhat. There are many other distributions based off of these main 3; such as Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Fedora respectively. Where should I begin? If you are a new user, then your best bet is to start with either Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Both are incredibly user friendly, stable, and feature rich. Even more advanced users use these due to their ease of use and simplicity. What if my computer isn't that powerful? Linux distributions use something called a desktop environment (DE). There are some incredibly lightweight DEs for older, or not so powerful, computers. Ones such as LXDE or XFCE (LXDE being more lightweight) are very easy on the system, but still work well and have modern features. Are there any Linux distributions with these already installed? Yes. Lubuntu is Ubuntu with LXDE installed by default, and Xubuntu is Ubuntu with XFCE installed by default. Both of these will work the same; they just have different DEs. Can I game on Linux? You most certainly can! Steam has been out for Linux for some time, and there over 2,500 (and growing) Linux compatible games on just Steam! You can also check out places like GOG for Linux games. With Vulkan in the wild now we can expect more and more Linux games. Nvidia and AMD both seem to have acceptable drivers (performance wise) for Linux. How do I learn how to use Linux? By using it. Literally. Do your day to day routine on it, if you hit a snag, use your favorite search engine to figure out a solution! You will also want to get very familiar with the command line interface (CLI). Be familiar with this will make things a lot easier to deal with. Popular GNU/Linux Distributions Ubuntu (Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu MATE) - beginner friendly, recommended Linux Mint - beginner friendly, recommended Fedora - beginner friendly openSUSE Check out DistroWatch for more information on GNU/Linux distributions. Information | Guides | Content Gaming On Linux - Site dedicated to news and findings for gaming on GNU/Linux. Also has a wiki for questions and guides. Penguin Recordings - YouTube channel dedicated to benchmarking games on GNU/Linux. (specifically Ubuntu) University of Surrey Unix/Linux Tutorial - Tutorial for learning the CLI in GNU/Linux. Very useful! Command Line Cheatsheet (PDF) - Cheatsheet for commands in a terminal. Introduction to Linux (edX course) - Really well layed out free course on how to learn GNU/Linux. Linux is NOT Windows - Medium sized article on comparing GNU/Linux to Windows. Popular Software Web Browsers Firefox Google Chrome Opera Messaging Mumble Discord Telegram Hexchat Skype Video & Music Playback VLC MPlayer MPV Rythmbox Amarok Banshee Clementime Office Productivity LibreOffice Thunderbird All of these programs are 100% native to Linux, and work perfectly fine. If you are using Ubuntu or a derivative of Ubuntu (like Lubuntu, Xubuntu, etc), them most of these can be installed from its Software Center. (or from your terminal) If not, then their respective site will more than likely have a repository you can add so you can download it. (or a .deb file which acts as a standalone installer) Since we desperately need a stick/guide for GNU/Linux here I decided to start one. If you have any suggestions or criticisms let me know. I was not sure how I wanted to lay this out, but I ultimately came up with this.

So... thoughts? I'll go look for other links, this seems big. http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-and-canonical-partner-to-bring-ubuntu-to-windows-10/

So I have been attempting to pass through one of my 760's to use in a VM in Arch GNU/Linux using the guide found in this reddit post. Everything has gone smoothly so far except for the fact that when I run: lspci -nnk I get this: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK104 [GeForce GTX 760] [10de:1187] (rev a1) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:360b] Kernel driver in use: nvidia Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia 01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation GK104 HDMI Audio Controller [10de:0e0a] (rev a1) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:360b] Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK104 [GeForce GTX 760] [10de:1187] (rev a1) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:360b] Kernel driver in use: nvidia Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia 02:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation GK104 HDMI Audio Controller [10de:0e0a] (rev a1) Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device [1458:360b] Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel The issue is that both GPU's have the same PCI ID (10de:1187, 10de:0e0a). This is stopping me from binding only the second card to pci-stub so the nvidia driver wont use it, and I can then pass it through to a VM. When I try binding the two given id's to pci-stub it stops nvidia from using both cards, and when I run "startx" it errors. I also compiled the linux-vfio kernel and I am currently using that. Does anyone know a way to get the GPU's to have different PCI ID's? Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.

I was wondering if within the population of users on this forum if there are any GNU/Linux-libre users here.

"Microsoft is systematically attacking migrations to GNU, Linux and Free software, using dirty tricks, as always" Microsoft is losing their install base and they are trying to mantain it at all cost. Over time Free Software has been gaining popularity in the desktop, everytime there are more companies that use it as their current daily driver. Various governments around the world are starting to realize that the use of Free Software is better than the use of Propietary Software because of the money they can save and the added security, but Microsoft is not happy about this and it has been doing a series of attempts over the years to maintain their costumers, and in many occations they have been caught in corruption. They had bribed politicians and even managed to make changes in some countries laws to impulse the use of propietary software, therfore taking advantage of that situation. For further knowledge I recommend that you read the original article. Source: http://techrights.org/2014/08/20/microsoft-corruption-watch/

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